California startup Axent Wear have announced that pre-orders are now available for their highly desired nekomimi headphones, sure to appeal to those keen to flaunt cute cat-ears whilst listening to their favorite tunes.

The cat-ear headphones were part of an IndieGoGo campaign, requesting a tribute of a meager $250,000 for production – though the headphones proved much more popular than expected, as the campaign ended up garnering about $2.9 million in funding.

The headphones (aside from boosting the cuteness levels of those that wear them) also contain LED lights to better accentuate the wearer, while the cat-ears themselves incorporate working speakers – helpful for irritating all around to the utmost extent.

The IndieGoGo video:

The headphones can be pre-ordered via Axent Wear’s IndieGoGo page for $170 and can be expected to arrive April – though they can also be pre-ordered from Domore for $250 to arrive in September.

The girls are merely speaking so there's no douchebaggery there, but the initial part:

Because it looks like a shitty fragrance commercial, because nobody who buys headphones gives a tumbling fuck about dancing when they consider headphones, because anyone who does dance that intensely in public to music only they can hear like that is a douche if not worse, because if you do play the speakers in public, you ARE an asshole without any argument to the contrary, because pressing the ears and the video being turned to stereo quality sound mixed by a professional is a god damn lie.

Being a douche by pointing out what the previous commenter indicated was douchey about the cluster of propaganda at the beginning? Okay, I can take that. Since that makes you a sheep then if that is the case.

I couldn't care less about headphone advertisements, I want sound quality, look is meaningless beyond functionality and comfort. In fact everything about the first minute and a half made me trust that their quality will be less than expected.

Design, MEH. IDK about the sound quality. I believe another pro companies, like AKG, Sennheiser, or Sony could do a better design (and obviously world-apart sound quality). Also the speaker function is unnecessary.

To be honest, of all things, I am waiting for all the people who ordered it to tell me that the range of these headphones aren't really all that good. The in-ear headphones that I got with my phone have the same range, and honestly, it's ok, but not magic or something.

Besides that, nowehere on the indiegogo or anything were any specifications about the outer speakers, so I'm not expecting much of those either...

This thing is so ridiculously expensive I seriously can only laugh at people who got them because it's so dumb.
Kind of reminds me of those 'brainwave' nekomimi ears.

First of all, these guys dropped the bomb that their factory in china was unethical and that they have to find a new factory THE DAY AFTER THEIR INDIGOGO finished. For them to be taking more preorders now and asking for more money is suspicious. I highly recommend you wait to see if they deliver on the original funders before jumping in.

I'm also suspicious about why Sankaku Complex would suddenly make a article about this. Did these guys pay Sankaku Complex to advertise them like this?

IMHO she made a mistake by associating her name to this. Also, I think most of the funding came to exist because of her public support - she's one of the most popular artists on deviantart (and talented).

Aside from the grosly overpriced msrp, the design just reeks of cheap quality and caters to that niche weeaboo crowd. I dont think a sane normal person would wear this, let alone spend that kind of money on a set of headphones from a startup company.

Seems cute, but it's standing out too much. Also I'm concerned about sound quality of this thing, doubt it'll be any good. $170? Nope! For outdoor usage I'll grab some on-ear closed back or IEMs, for home listening, well... you can get for ex. AKG Q701; for $250 with decent DAC/amp.

the people on sancrapu never disappoint me with their arrogant remarks. this is doubtlessly cute and it looks great on the heads of the (of course asian) models. it looks like it came right from a hatsune miku video, so its good if you keep your hands off.

Look forward to seeing them on the overweight girls and the overly thin boys with tight jeans that make them look like they're vacuum-sealed into them and that they shit themselves in the flat, droopy-assed section.